Monday, July 27, 2009

Well..., it was so foggy it misted my glasses during my walk this morning but I'm not complaining. The weather man is predicting 104 for Ukiah and Willits today and 107 for Covalo! Fort Bragg? The mid 50's!!

I got to noticing color themes this morning.

I wonder if anyone planned these schemes or if it is just happy happenstance.

Meanwhile my study of the hiccuping snail continues......

I caught this one in the s-l-o-w process of crossing it's former path.

Getting my nose close to the scene I can see how it "putt-putts" along in a stately manner and how each spot takes a few minutes to dry into a shiny slime dot but why the intermittent spacing? I may have to ask Phil at Beyond the Human Eye.

Friday, July 24, 2009

I'm having fun and obviously you are too so, onward with this walking and gawking thing!

Remember this photo from last month?

Well, the paint job is pretty much done. It looks like there is just the mailbox to put back on the post! Nice!

Yesterday I got a sneak peek inside the Fort Bragg Bakery. Here is one side of the new wood fired pizza oven. There are bricks included in this structure that arrived in Fort Bragg as ballast in the bottom of returning lumber ships; Redwood lumber to San Francisco, brick ballast on the return trip for stability. Some of the bricks have the name of their manufacturer molded in them.

A very nice touch!

All new equipment, walls, floors and ceiling. Fort Bragg Bakery is really going to be something special!

Thursday, July 23, 2009

The photos I took from this intersection July 21st were taken at 6:15 in the morning. These were taken at 10:30 in the morning. The sun does burn through and the streets do come alive!

Wait till you see it at 3:30 in the afternoon!!

Meanwhile, the new signage at the bakery is complete. Note the "Est. 1909". Yes, this whole section of Franklin Street burned to the ground during the 1906 Earthquake, yes, the same quake that leveled most of San Francisco. This, and other buildings in this area were up and running again by 1909.

I don't know if this building has always housed a bakery though. One of you old-timers might leave a comment.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Noyo Bowl has a new sign that has the new Highway One bridge as part of its graphic.

Here's a photo I took of the former sign with the former Highway One bridge.

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I walked out the Haul Road this morning enjoying the Marine Layer. I never thought I would say that but it is bloody hot inland. I saw folks at the motel just north of the Pudding Creek Bridge sitting out in lawn chairs and soaking in the cool air and moisture. I asked them where they were from.